Spokenlayer: Free eyes to listen to the collection of articles

Recently, according to media reports, we usually surf the internet when we often see some interested or interesting articles, but for some reason for a while there is no time to read, how to do? Many people like to use the mobile phone to apply read it Later (now renamed Pocket) to store it, put it in time to read carefully, but the use of a "Spokenlayer" application, users can listen to the collection of articles, thus freeing the eyes, This is a rare good news for the vast majority of people who love literature.

Spokenlayer's idea is to make Web content not only for reading but also for listening. It is called auditory version read it Later. Its developers believe that although some people do not like to listen to synthetic vocals for a long time, the user experience has many followers.

It is noteworthy that the main direction of Spokenlayer is not synthetic speech. Currently, it relies on synthetic speech, which confuses its experience with the common E-book reader. But it wants the author to read the article by himself or by a professional to ensure the quality of the audio. This model obviously can greatly improve the user's "Shuwang" experience, but the attendant is a huge workload, and greatly improve the quality control difficulties.

Spokenlayer built a self-service audio upload platform and released an iphone app. It received support from a number of prominent media, including the Associated Press, The Atlantic Monthly, the National Journal of the United States, TechCrunch, Engadget, Tuaw and Joystiq. The company's more distant idea is to add a "Shuwang" button to each article and implement the "Shuwang later" feature. Just think, when you see an interesting in-depth report, simply click on "Later Shuwang", you can walk hurriedly, no time to take out the phone, the use of earplugs to obtain information, is indeed an attractive experience. (Yan Fei)